UArts Constitution Day//Registering to Vote

From Dr. Greg Nayor // Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs:

You have no doubt seen the flyers around campus acknowledging Constitution Day.  Each year, the University sets aside a day to recognize the importance of this document and to help educate students about what it means.  This year, that serves even more importance as we are in another important election year and for the first time, our students have the chance to exercise their constitutional right to vote.

To that end, if you have not already registered, the League of Women Voters will be registering students (and faculty/staff) to vote from 11 am – 1 pm in the Terra Hall Lobby.  We will also be giving away freebies and chances to win tickets to the National Constitution Center here in Philadelphia.  (Remember- it costs nothing to register, but the costs of not doing so can be great).

A couple of important things to remember about today and your ability to vote:

·  New law in Pennsylvania requires that all voters show-up with a valid picture ID.  This ID must be valid and have an expiration date on it.  Your UArts ID will work for this purpose, as long as you have a current term sticker on it.  If you do not have that, you can pick one up at Student Financial  Services on the 2^nd floor of Hamilton Hall.

· You only have about 2 weeks left to register to vote if you have not already.  The commonwealth of PA only allows you to register about 30 days before the election.  So take advantage of today’s voter registration in Terra Hall…

And help to exercise your constitutional rights to have a voice.